Colour

#ECBD63

#ECBD63
Orange
Light
Nearest: Sandy brown

#ECBD63 is a orange with RGB values 236, 189, 99 and HSL 39°, 78%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#ECBD63#ECBD63

HEX#ECBD63

RGBrgb(236, 189, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7412, 0.3882

RGB percentages92.5%, 74.1%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(39.4, 78.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 58.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 19.9%, 58.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,514,979

CSS custom property--colour: #ECBD63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#13429C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1BD5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC966no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FEAFA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 17.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4 Burlywood · ΔE 21.3 Peru · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6392EC

Analogous#EC7963, #D7EC63

Triadic#63ECBD, #BD63EC

Split complementary#63D7EC, #7863EC

Tetradic#63EC78, #6392EC, #EC63D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF7EB

Lighter +20%#F7E3BE

Lighter +10%#F2D090

Darker −10%#E6AA36

Darker −20%#D09119

Darker −30%#A27114

Darker −40%#75520E

More saturated +25%#FFC350

Less saturated −25%#D6B679

Channel breakdown

R236

G189

B99

Red236 (92.5%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue39.42°

Saturation (HSL)78.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G BD · B 63

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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